BAE Gantry Crane

TG1900 Portal Gantry

Jake's custom designed TG1900 Portal Gantry mounted upon a 32' gage rail at the Shinston Power Plant in West Virginia. It straddles the 4'-11" gage railway for the uniquely designed and manufactured 'KelKart' transport system.

State-of-the-art TG Redesign

In the redesigning/remanufacturing of the TG, great care was taken to be sure that the structural integrity of the machine was not altered. It’s new operator’s cab is 45% larger with 130% more glass. It’s hydraulic system, with it’s original maze of hose and fittings, is entirely replaced with new, state-of-the-art hydraulics and electronic, joystick controls. It’s power is provided by a Cummins QSK19 diesel engine that provides 600 horsepower with greatly reduced noise and emissions.

American 9299 Guy Derrick

Power Pick and Carry

Jake’s American 11320 ‘Mini-Super’ Sky Horse, “walking” with a 94’ dia. jet fuel tank at Las Vegas airport. An identical tank was moved by the same means in Colorado. This 99% capacity load was successfully moved using a custom designed and fabricated rigging system with 16 pick points plus special internal tank floor support, 1990.